sirius xm merger

[Maximum Destruction]

i was just wondering what will become of the trucking channels. will it still be road dog or open road :?:

[ben45750]

i was just wondering what will become of the trucking channels. will it still be road dog or open road :?:

Nothing has really been said about the program line ups except that they possibly might merge similar shows. The merger agreement plan has been extended to May 1st so maybe we will find out more in May?

[gmh]

Nothing for the time being. IIRC, the current technologies are incompatible, so there will not be an immediate culling of programming. wikipedia has a good thumbnail sketch of it

[Maximum Destruction]

just something i thought about cause i do like road dogs programming and i have never heard of xm's and dont know anything about it even though im sure they also have good shows

[TK THE TRUCKER]

I listen to Road Dog Trucking 147 on Sirius also. The programming gets better as the day goes on in my opinion. The Loading Dock starts the day from 06:00 to 11:00. It's alright and I do listen to it when Howard is off but Mark is really, "lame", that's the only word I can think of now. He's not that edgy but does a good job. I still listen to it though.

From 11:00 to 14:00 is Freewheelin'. It's a little bit more fun but it's also less structured. They talk about various subjects and not all of them are trucking related everyday, usually it is though. They're also a little bit looser with language as well, where as Mark thinks he's on terrestrial radio or something. He doesn't want any curse words what so ever. The hosts of these first two show don't really have any trucking industry experience.

After Freewheelin' is a newer show called The Lockridge Report on from 14:00 to 16:00. Evan Lockridge hosts this show and is heavily involved in the trucking industry. He and his wife do various things in trucking media. This is my new favorite show. Lot's of trucking info and straight to the point. He'll also goof around a little bit but stays right on track. Also with his many connections in the industry he's already had some good guests on. I recommend this show highly.

After The Lockridge Report is a really new show that has no name yet on from 16:00 to 19:00, I think. They just call it "Jonsey" after the guy who hosts it for now. I haven't listened to this show a whole lot but it supposed to be this cross continental conversation CB style. They put more than one driver on the air at once so they can discuss with each other whatever the subject happens to be. There's no set subject, they just kinda go with the flow.

I don't know how I ended up writing a critique of the Sirius trucking channel :?: I also wonder why the Midnight Trucking Radio Network moved from Sirius to XM when they are trying to merge anyways ? As far as the merger it's really dumb that it's taking so long and that they are trying to say it would be a some sort of monopoly. From what they have discussed on Howard, large oil companies have merged much faster without all these hearings. 8) 8)

[Malaki86]

Large oil companys may have merged faster, but when they merged there was still more than one oil company in business. If XM and Sirius merge, there will only be one satelite radio company, therefore creating a monopoly. That's where the problem lies. Also, when the satelite companies were formed it was drawn up in a way to say that they would not merge. Hence, another problem.

Kramer of CNVC's mad money did a piece on this a couple days ago and went off on the FCC for dragging their feet. He was like unlike the Dish and Echostar merger which was a totally different thing were in the rural areas of the nation there would only be one provider of Sat TV and they were right to deny that one. With the XM merger the difference is you could go to the regular bands and suffer with poor radio reception if needed.

[Rev.Vassago]

Large oil companys may have merged faster, but when they merged there was still more than one oil company in business. If XM and Sirius merge, there will only be one satelite radio company, therefore creating a monopoly. That's where the problem lies. Also, when the satelite companies were formed it was drawn up in a way to say that they would not merge. Hence, another problem.

It isn't really a monopoly. There are alternatives to satellite radio: HD radio, terrestrial radio. Just because they aren't provided by satellites is irrelevant.

[greg3564]

Large oil companys may have merged faster, but when they merged there was still more than one oil company in business. If XM and Sirius merge, there will only be one satelite radio company, therefore creating a monopoly. That's where the problem lies. Also, when the satelite companies were formed it was drawn up in a way to say that they would not merge. Hence, another problem.

It isn't really a monopoly. There are alternatives to satellite radio: HD radio, terrestrial radio. Just because they aren't provided by satellites is irrelevant.

Largely depends on the regulators point of view. The same argument could be said about the Directv and Dish Network merger that was quashed. I think this merger between XM and Sirius is going to get stopped for the same reason as Directv/Dish.

[Fredog]

Large oil companys may have merged faster, but when they merged there was still more than one oil company in business. If XM and Sirius merge, there will only be one satelite radio company, therefore creating a monopoly. That's where the problem lies. Also, when the satelite companies were formed it was drawn up in a way to say that they would not merge. Hence, another problem.

It isn't really a monopoly. There are alternatives to satellite radio: HD radio, terrestrial radio. Just because they aren't provided by satellites is irrelevant.

Largely depends on the regulators point of view. The same argument could be said about the Directv and Dish Network merger that was quashed. I think this merger between XM and Sirius is going to get stopped for the same reason as Directv/Dish.

keep drinking the kool aid. that's exactly what the paid off senators want you to think

[gmh]

You think the merger will go through fredog?

One other thing to keep in mind is that radio and tv companies use a 'limited resource', the public airwaves and radio frequencies. Such companies are subject to more scrutiny since they are using a public, non-trivially-renewable resource. There are higher barriers to entry in some ways, due to the limited spectrum available.

[Fredog]

You think the merger will go through fredog?

One other thing to keep in mind is that radio and tv companies use a 'limited resource', the public airwaves and radio frequencies. Such companies are subject to more scrutiny since they are using a public, non-trivially-renewable resource. There are higher barriers to entry in some ways, due to the limited spectrum available.

I dont know, on mad money the other night Cramer named the senators who took bribes from regular radio and how much they took. It's amazing how cheap you can buy a senator.

[gmh]

I dont know, on mad money the other night Cramer named the senators who took bribes from regular radio and how much they took. It's amazing how cheap you can buy a senator.

No kidding. I don't mind if people can be bought (I know I can), but at least dicker a little on the price!

[greg3564]

keep drinking the kool aid. that's exactly what the paid off senators want you to think

I don't drink Kool Aid, just Dr. Pepper. :wink: Thanks for caring though.

[gmh]

keep drinking the kool aid. that's exactly what the paid off senators want you to think

I don't drink Kool Aid, just Dr. Pepper. :wink: Thanks for caring though.

One of these days, I need a load heading in this direction.

[greg3564]

keep drinking the kool aid. that's exactly what the paid off senators want you to think

I don't drink Kool Aid, just Dr. Pepper. :wink: Thanks for caring though.

One of these days, I need a load heading in this direction.

I've actually had the original Dr. Pepper with cane sugar and it is hands down the best stuff out there. Our local HEB was selling it for a month as a specialty item. It was a little pricey but I was more than willing to pay the price. When they stopped selling it I went into a deep depression.

Here is the original birth place of Dr. Pepper in Waco and I've visited and it's pretty cool.

http://www.drpeppermuseum.com/

[VitoCorleone99]

I've actually had the original Dr. Pepper with cane sugar and it is hands down the best stuff out there...

In June of '06, while I was at Crowder College for my CFI training, I bought a can of Pibb Xtra from the vending machine. For sentimental reasons, I was a little disturbed to learn of the demise of Mr. Pibb, so I called the 800 number on the can to see what was up with the "Xtra." I was told by the gentleman on the phone that the new version had "enhanced flavor with more bite."

So, that night at the hotel, a few of the guys and I did a blind taste test with Dr. Pepper and Pibb Xtra. Based on our (extremely scientific) study, Pibb Xtra did indeed have more flavor. Are you suggesting that cane sugar would make enough of a difference to overcome this advantage? That would be quite a feat indeed.

Oh, and as long as XM has Major League Baseball, that's the one for me. With the general anti-business tone coming out of Washington these days, I wouldn't be surprised if they scuttle the merger altogether.

[Fredog]

I've actually had the original Dr. Pepper with cane sugar and it is hands down the best stuff out there...

In June of '06, while I was at Crowder College for my CFI training, I bought a can of Pibb Xtra from the vending machine. For sentimental reasons, I was a little disturbed to learn of the demise of Mr. Pibb, so I called the 800 number on the can to see what was up with the "Xtra." I was told by the gentleman on the phone that the new version had "enhanced flavor with more bite."

So, that night at the hotel, a few of the guys and I did a blind taste test with Dr. Pepper and Pibb Xtra. Based on our (extremely scientific) study, Pibb Xtra did indeed have more flavor. Are you suggesting that cane sugar would make enough of a difference to overcome this advantage? That would be quite a feat indeed.

Oh, and as long as XM has Major League Baseball, that's the one for me. With the general anti-business tone coming out of Washington these days, I wouldn't be surprised if they scuttle the merger altogether.

Like Mitch Hedburg said.. Mr Pibb is just a poor rip off of Dr Pepper. Dude didnt even get his degree

[Fredog]

How many of you who are against the merger subscribe to either service? My guess is none

[greg3564]

I've actually had the original Dr. Pepper with cane sugar and it is hands down the best stuff out there...

In June of '06, while I was at Crowder College for my CFI training, I bought a can of Pibb Xtra from the vending machine. For sentimental reasons, I was a little disturbed to learn of the demise of Mr. Pibb, so I called the 800 number on the can to see what was up with the "Xtra." I was told by the gentleman on the phone that the new version had "enhanced flavor with more bite."

So, that night at the hotel, a few of the guys and I did a blind taste test with Dr. Pepper and Pibb Xtra. Based on our (extremely scientific) study, Pibb Xtra did indeed have more flavor. Are you suggesting that cane sugar would make enough of a difference to overcome this advantage? That would be quite a feat indeed.

Oh, and as long as XM has Major League Baseball, that's the one for me. With the general anti-business tone coming out of Washington these days, I wouldn't be surprised if they scuttle the merger altogether.

The can sugar recipe taste is smoother and not as harsh. That being said, we had Pibb Xtra in Las Vegas in the fountain and I always drank Pibb. Here in this part of Texas Pibb is in the can and it tastes way too sweet.